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STATEMENT: Arizona files motion to intervene in the Nevada Lawsuit challenging the recent federal decision governing the operation of the Colorado River

October 16, 2026

Statement from Tom Buschatzke, Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources Today the State of Arizona filed a motion...

FRESNOLAND: Historic return of salmon to California’s once-dry San Joaquin River is spawning toward recovery, one egg at a time

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Fish and wildlife

October 15, 2026

by Marek Warszawski, Fresnoland This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization It’s salmon squeezing time at...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Newsom’s Voluntary Agreements Won’t Work, Part 1: Inadequate Resources

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Commentary Policy and regulation

October 15, 2026

Proposed Bay-Delta Plan update is a bad deal for California’s rivers, San Francisco Bay, and all of us who rely...

RESEARCH ARTICLE: Colorado River drought drives unprecedented pattern of groundwater loss

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Colorado River Research article

October 14, 2026

Using satellite technology, Virginia Tech geoscientists estimated groundwater depletion across the Colorado River Basin, finding recent losses greater in the...

PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Club sues San Francisco Public Utilities Commission over inflated water demand forecast

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Commentary Planning and management

October 8, 2026

Years of inaccurate water demand forecasts have exacted a heavy price on the environment and on ratepayers. Records show staff...

WHITE PAPER: CMUA releases new policy paper about water affordability from a system cost perspective

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Planning and management Reports

October 5, 2026

From the California Municipal Utilities Association: A new policy paper from CMUA called Understanding Water Affordability in California: A System...

PRESS RELEASE: 13-year Lawsuit with Steinbeck Vineyards Resolved

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Groundwater News

October 4, 2026

Santa Clara Superior Court issued its final judgment in Steinbeck Vineyards v. County of San Luis Obispo From the County...

SDSU: Western wildfires increasingly intersect critical water supply watersheds

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Wildfires and watersheds

September 21, 2026

Study of more than eight decades of wildfire activity finds growing burned -area exposure in watersheds important to drinking water...

GUEST COMMENTARY: An anti-regulatory federal government tries to strongarm California over who controls the State’s water resources

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Commentary Policy and regulation

September 13, 2026

By Chris Shutes and Gary Bobker The latest chapter in the Trump Administration’s war on California opened on September 3...

PRESS RELEASE: Threatened fish thrive in restored SoCal creek, signaling success for water reliability

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Fish and wildlife

September 10, 2026

From the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District: Just months after reconnecting Anza Creek to the Santa Ana River, San...

CA WATER ASSOCIATION: As California weighs wildfire insurance and utility reforms, small water system offers model to build resilience in community

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Wildfires and watersheds

September 4, 2026

Lukins Brothers Water Company achieves Firewise recognition through community–led risk reduction Press release from the California Water Association: The California...